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Jyutping hau6 jam6
Pinyin hòu rèn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. -elect
  2. designate
  3. (i.e. elected or appointed but not yet installed)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 區別詞
    已經​確認​咗​會​擔任​某個​職位​,​但​係​未​正式​上任
    designate
    • 候任總統
      候任总统
      hau6 jam6 zung2 tung2
      President-elect
    • 候任行政總裁
      候任行政总裁
      hau6 jam6 hang4 zing3 zung2 coi4
      Chief Executive Officer Designate
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to be awaiting appointment (to a position); to be designated
    • 候任總統
      候任总统
      hòu rèn zǒng tǒng
      president-elect
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢名四十岁左右嘅候任议员,㖊日亲身落区谢票。
    呢名四十歲左右嘅候任議員,噚日親身落區謝票。
    ni1 ming4 sei3 sap6 seoi3 zo2 jau2 ge3 hau6 jam6 ji5 jyun4, cam4 jat6 can1 san1 lok6 keoi1 ze6 piu3.
    • This around forty-year-old LegCo member-elect visited the district and thanked people for voting him.
  2. Cantonese
    候任总统
    候任總統
    hau6 jam6 zung2 tung2
    • President-elect
  3. Cantonese
    候任行政总裁
    候任行政總裁
    hau6 jam6 hang4 zing3 zung2 coi4
    • Chief Executive Officer Designate
  4. Cantonese
    候任
    候任
    hau6 jam6
    • designate
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    候任总统
    候任總統
    hòu rèn zǒng tǒng
    • president-elect